Saint Valentine’s Day Countdown Craft

So a few years back, I designed a scripture countdown chain with one love bible verse for each of the 14 days in February counting down to the feast of St. Valentine, and now, it’s even better! 🙂

This craft is printable, and easy to assemble. Each day in February you just tear off one link and read the scripture about love with your children. That’s it! A fun and easy way to incorporate the scripture into your day, AND, countdown to February’s favorite Saint. 🙂

Here’s the cute new topper I drew for this download! It can be printed in color (which I watercolored myself) or in black and white.

The black and white version of this topper can also be used as a Saint Valentine coloring page for Catholic kids!

This download is available for just $2! As always, thank you so much for the support of Catholic Icing! Love you guys! {{muah!}} The download is available to be printed in full color, or in black and white. So download yours now!

Supplies Needed For Your Valentine Countdown Chain:

Countdown chain download

Scissors

Single hole puncher

1 Pipe cleaner

Stapler

Here’s a nifty video explaining the craft, so feel free to watch the video or read on, my friends! 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3RV0W3kuAs

The first thing you do is print the download- it’s 3 pages- one for the topper and 2 pages of scripture.

I have had many requests over the years for this countdown chain to have just a plain font so the scriptures are more readable, and I heard you guys! So here you go- a font your kids can read! 😉

Cut out the heart, and cut the scriptures on the dotted lines, leaving the extra white at the ends of each strip- that is extra room for stapling.

Rather than making a regular paper chain, it’s super easy to staple the loops into hearts instead. You just fold the strip in half, curve the top 2 pieces together, and staple into a heart shape as shown below.

Then staple the whole chain together- there will be 14 total and it doesn’t matter what order you put them in. Here is an example of the black and white version printed on red and pink paper…

Here is the color version printed onto white paper…

Once you have your chain, you are ready to attach it to the topper! Just punch a hole at the bottom of the heart and attach the heart chain with half of a pipe cleaner. Voila- you’re finished!

As always, thank you for reading and thank you for your support of Catholic Icing!

I just have to thank you so very much for this craft & all of your other super amazing ideas you share with us! In the midst of my chaotic life with little ones I would not be doing such fun, Catholic crafts with them if it were not for what you put out there, so creative, meaningful, & ready to make. THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS!

Also I have to add that I appreciate so much that they are free as we currently are on a super limited budget! We don’t have colored paper to print this Valentine craft on, but I had some glitter glue on hand, so I printed everything out on white paper, and the kids are having the greatest time making it nice & sparkly after drawing decorations with red & white crayons.

Oooh! I love this idea so much! We do a similar thing Advent through Epiphany, and our girls definitely get “link withdrawl” once February rolls around. And it’s a perfect way to point them to the real meaning of St. Valentine’s Day. Thank you!

Thank you! My 5 year old and I just finished this project and it turned out great! He also decided to draw a picture of something he loved on the outside of each heart “to give it more decoration”. I was really proud when he included God and “all the Saints” on his list.

Thank you so much for your hard work on your website; it is one of our favorites and we mention it to people all of the time. And my kiddos have been walking around and singing the St. Patrick song since last March when we found your site. 🙂

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